Now And Zin Wine

The Bogle family has farmed the California delta region for six generations, 50 years now in the effort of growing wine grapes. Like a lot o...

It has been about a decade since I took a fascinating tour of Ancient Peaks Winery and their estate vineyards near Paso Robles.  Santa Marg...

Just off Highway 46, on Paso Robles’ east side, sits Vina Robles Winery . Their tasting room is there, too, as is their bistro, serving a se...

Alta Colina winery is based in Paso Robles' Adelaida District at a nice elevation.  In fact, their name translates as "high hill.&q...

Qupé specializes in growing and making Rhône-style wines from the Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria, the Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard in the ...

Denner Vineyards, in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles, has been around for a couple of decades.  Ron Denner got the ball rolling in...

It's the 30th anniversary vintage of Bonny Doon Vineyard's flagship wine, Le Cigare Volant .  Bonny Doon, the Santa Cruz-based win...

Morgan Winery is a Salinas outfit with vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County.  The winery's location makes me thi...

I'm sure you have a particular wine brand, or winemaker, to which you gravitate. You can circle around, spinning through wine space, t...

Winemaker Randall Grahm notes on the Le Pousseur label that Syrah's aroma will stay with you a long time. "One will wander the w...

Winemaker Randall Grahm notes on the Bonny Doon   Le Pousseur label that Syrah's aroma will stay with you a long time. "One wil...

Edmeades is a Mendocino County mainstay since the 1960s, with grapes grown in the region’s rugged coastal mountains. The Jackson Family bo...

Living in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is "our" wine region. A mere two hours north of L.A., Santa Barbara wine country offers nea...

The Réserve version of Randall Grahm ’s flagship wine is aged en bonbonnes , which means it is aged not in oak but in glass carboys, or, l...

Homespun and genuine often travel together. Vincent Vineyards displays the best of both qualities. Located in Santa Ynez, just off Highwa...

Cornerstone Cellars makes a rosé wine that is intended to be a rosé from the moment the grapevines experience bud break in the spring. Ro...

Bonny Doon Vineyards ' 2012 Syrah, " Le Pousseur ," is made from Syrah grapes grown in some nice Central Coast spots - 48% A...

Bonny Doon Vineyards ' owner and winemaker Randall Grahm has made sparkling wine from Riesling, Albariño and Moscato grapes - not to ...

"It smells like dirt."  My wife took in the wine's aroma again.  "I know," I replied.   She insisted, "No, re...

If Syrah is for suckers, as some marketing types would have you believe, then include me in.  I'm a sucker for Syrah.  I love the aust...